Railway-car seat



I June 24, 1930.

J. M. KNIGHT ET AL 1,766,079

RAILWAY CAR SEAT Filed March 51, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I l I l ATTORNEY June 24, 1930. J. M KNIGHT E RAILWAY CAR SEAT Filed March 31,1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 10 v Figurelis alviewpartly a partly in. section of-the structuresh'own in 'Fig. 1, the section being takenonthe line" g j wall 28 is'extendedso as to form a substan- .v

rtially' rectangular plateand at its edges is 1 provided with flanges 30 forming afrectana on neee of Fig.2; o

guiding and to the beari g P rtion, 20.

Patented June 24,1930 it UNITED stares PAT JO HhT MQIKNIGHT, uranium HIGHLANDS, AND v1o'i onwILLoUenBv, or RinGE-j woon, new 'annsnmnssrenons r AMERICAN eAn nn rounnny coivrmni'gor;

' s New YORK, t. YJQ oortroRA'rroN on NEW JnnsEv RAILWAY-CAR SEAT Application filed-March 31, 1s 7'.gsaia1-mi e.

Reference is accompanying drawings, which illustrate 2the. preferred form of the invention-,though it lisito be understoodthattheinvention is not limited tothe exact details of construction shown j and: described, as it is obviousthat various modifications thereof within the scope .of the claims will occur to persons skilledin-the art.

jtion 14: of the upper wall 8 and the wall 16 .form a bearing or journal box in whiohis-i, .mounted the bearing or journal portion of the hinged center plateB. The journal portion 20 comprises a substantially cylindrical vwall '22 closed at its lower end by a bottom 3 wall 24 and havinga groove 26, the upper wall 28 of which-projects outwardly beyond in SaiddraWings: I j

in plan and partly in section of an im'Provedrevolving seat or chair" mechanism for cars. iconstructed" in accordance with, this invention, the: outline of'the seatj-body'b'eing shownin broken lines Fig.2-is a view; partly in elevation and 2'2 0f Fig.1? v

Fig. 3 isisa' centralavertical sectionitaken 7 Fig; 4 is a plan view showing the relative positions offthe seats when installediin a car and showing, in broken lines, a position assumed by a seat while being turned;

Fg 5 is aview in elevation gof the seats shown in-Fig' yoneseat being shown, in

I brokenilines, in reversedgposition and an ad-o j acent seat beingfshown, inbrokenlines, in permit the 'turning of the l the;journal portion 20 in the pedestal, the journal portion 20 is provided with openings 38, one of which, in a normal positionof the raised positionrto other seat; and e Fig. l6 is=a fragmentary section taken on 1 the line 6- -6 of Fig.1; 4 I 1 This invention relates to for cars, and it isthe. object of this inveningvthe seats to provide a-proper spacing between seats :without waste of theavailable" g I which bears against'the bell-crank lever 46 drawings, the 'invention'comspace.

As 'shown in v prises a 'pedestal'l in which' 'is rotatably supported aihinged' center plate 3 to which" is revolving seats tion to provide an improved supporting means for arevolving seat which will permit of a single seat being turned-irrespective of itsjposition in the car; which will provide a steady and'freely operatingsupport for a seat body and which will permit of '=arran.g-q

wardl'y projecting-flange 12 bymeans" of which thepedestal is securedto the floor'or y car frame in any suitable manner. Centrally positioned in the top wall 8 is a circular depressed portion 14 and a cylindrical wall 16 which projects aboveth'e top wall 8 and is formed at its upper edge with an outwardly projecting flange 18." The depressed porthe wall22 and rests upon the fiange18. The

To secure the-bearing portion 20 in the V pedestahretaining blocks 32 areumountedx'in the groove 26 of the bearing portion 20, and

are secured to the inner surface of the wall 16 by tap screws 3 l,)the retaining blocks en "gagingwith the lower wall 36 of the groove 7 to prevent removal of the journal portion 20 from the pedestal. To prevent rotation .of

chair, isin line with openings 40mand'v 42 l mounted upon a pin 48 carried by oneof the. reinforcing ribs 10 and provided with a pedal '50 which projects beyond the pedestal. f-Thei plunger44= is normally retained in engag'ew ment in the openings bymeans of a spring52 and an extension of the flange 12' and serves 1 i to force the pedal arm of the bell-crank lever '1 upwardly.

' Projecting from-the cornerszformedby the flanges30 are parallel ears or lugs 54 and 56 provided with openings, the openings in the r secure the seat body to the plate portion 60.

a, a a a 1 7 seat body to be rotated uponthe pedestal 1.

11 As shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the pedestals 7 7 connectthe plate portion of the hinged center plate 3to the journal port-ion 20 of the center plate. The plate portion 60 is sub- 7 st'antially, rectangular and provided with diagonally projecting ar1ns62 at the corners and with a rectangular opening 6d outlined iby'd'ownwardly projecting flanges 66. The

flanges 66*fit aboutthe flanges 30 in the v normal position of the seat and would keep 0 the plate portion eOpositionedvon the pedestal i in case of failureof the othersecuring means 1 as well as serving to reenforce the eplatepor tion 60. The arms 62 are joinedto the flanges V 66 by 'reinforocing 'ribs 68, the ribs 68adj acent the lugs 54 being provided with openings "ribs 68 adjacent thelngs 56Vare provided withopenings "which aline with the openings in which' receivethe Yhin'ge' pins '58, While the thelugs5'6. The-ar ns 62 are also rovided with'bolt openings 70 to receive bolts 2 which -"To the seatbody are secured foot-rest brackets 74: in which are mounted a foot-rest "FTG andaQlOck operating rod 78 to which is is provided With-operating handles 82, and I V surrounding the-rod 78 adjacentone of the 5 conrpressionbetweena walli of the bracket 7 4; f and a washer- 86 secured in position by "a pin 1 fixedthe plungers or locking bolts 80 which engage in the 'alined openings in the lugs 56 and adjacent'ribs68 At its ends the rod 78.

'brackets74 is a spring 84 which isheld under {88, the spring 84: normally holding the rod 7 E78 in position to keep-theplujngers 80"i n' ei1- gagement in the opening's'inithe lugs 56 and i in theo'perati-on df this device, the'-peda1 50 is depressed towithdra'w the locking bolt 441 fronr engagement with the 'bearing poritionQO and permit thebearing portion and will be-mounted in line -adjacen-t the'car sides a and so placed that the seats in-ay be rotated without engaging the-car sides but,as shown in the broken lines in Fig. 4,1the seatback will, iftnrnedfso as to beplaced'back to back Iwith respect to anadjacent seat; engage with I "the back of the adjacent seatrwhile'being turned; During the turning of one seat,

' therefore, the 'adijacent'seatbody will be re- 7 leased rbyoperating the rod- 78, withdrawing V the plungers '80 from engagementin the openi ings inthe lugs 56 and the adjacent ribs 68,

' and will be tilted forward on the hinge pins '58 so as tolpeninit the'moveinent oii the other :seatto the reversecl'position, after which the P tilted seat finay'be dropped back to its nor-, 7 inal rp'osition andthe'plnngers 8O engaged in 1 fidtheojpenings int therlugsr56 and adjacent ribs.

. c iisa'rnpleelearance between the two backs. As

'i alsoishown'in-Fig. 5,, the transverse center 1 line ofthe' bedy iseat'cn'shions is o-fiset 65 68. e As shown in Fig. 5 in this position there fierwardly otf'a :fpara-llel 'lin'e B +B drawn through the axis of rotation ofthe seat. Positioning of the seat bodies in this manner enables the seats to be placed more closely as it provides for an increase of double the ofiset distance between the seat backs when placed back to back over what wo'uld be the relative positions of the seat backs were the seats placed"with the center lines .ofthe cushions upon the; lin throng th axis of rotation, the line A-A taking the. position When the seats are all reversed beginning,

as is usual, ,with 'the. seat at the head. of the" row, it is not necessary to tip any seat body in zerderto-turn an'ad j qefif tseat.

What is elairnedis-f 1. The combination withal pedestal er a hinged seat center plate comprising a cylindrical bearing portion rdtatably; mounted;

said brackets and engaging said lugs.

' I s shown in dotted 'lines'in- Fig. "5.vvhen the se t isreversed. V i V I c; 2. In a rev'olving ar seagthecembination v of a pedestalhaving a beairiiig-epeningathere- :i n and a "hinged center pea 01 securing a seat body to; saidped estal, said hi nged center :i n g portion retatablyrnounted in said pedi. 9 plate 'c'oinprlsni g a grooved-cylindrical bearestal'bearing op'ening'and twinge shoulder v pedestal and positioned in saidirecess, afp lat e secured to the seat and hingedly connected to said pedestal I said bea-ri n g the bearing,and locking nie'ans connecting straining the bearing against rotation.

4. 1 In a car having rotatabl'e seats normally- {the pedestal-"and bearing for normally re restrainedi against rotation-'a'n'd so arranged p thattl-ieir paths of rotation ntersect whereby complete rotation is prevented; inechanism mounting each of sai'd seats to permit vertical tilting of any one of said seats out' of the pa-tlrof rotation of "an adjacent seat, ,said

inechanisni pi'eventing xthe rotation of the seat being tilted.

range-d that their paths-of rotation intersect whereby complete rotation is prevented; hinged means, mounting said seats tope'rxnit vertical turningof one s'eat -out of theipath of n'roveinentjof an adjacent seait to-ipi'ov ide 1 5. In a canhavingrotatableiseats 'nor-' -nially restrained against rritation and soar c s in "said pedestal and a plateportion pivotally connected to said-bearing ertiomaeeat a v 1 body secured' to' said plate-portion, hI'gSOII said bearing and plate portions, brackets: on said seat-i bod-y and lockin'g'means mounted in clearance space to permit complete rotation of an adjacent seat. I v

-6. In a car having rotatable seats normally restrained against rotation and so arranged that their paths of rotation intersect whereby 'complete,.rotation is vprevented, means for I mounting the seats comprising pedestals, and

means connecting said seats and pedestals and permitting vertical tilting ofone seat out of the path oflmovement of an adjacentseat to provideclearance space for rotating said adjacent seat, said means being operative to prevent rotation of the seats when tilted.

7. Ina car having rotatable seats normally i H restrained against rotationand so arranged that the paths of rotation of the seat backs normally-intersect whereby complete rota.- tion'ofthe seat is prevented, means for mounting the seats to provide a clearance space be tween adjacent seats comprising pedestals,

and mechanism connecting said seats and pedestals and permitting vertical swinging of one seat to place the back thereof out of the path of rotation of an adjacent seat back when said adjacent-seat is rotated. V

8. In a car having rotatable seats normally restrained against rotation and so arranged that the paths of rotation of the seat backs normally intersect whereby complete rotation of the seat-is prevented, means for mounting the seats to provide a clearance space-be tween adjacent seats comprising pedestals, and mechanism hingedly connecting said be moved vertically and normally preventing,

their rotation when moved vertically to provide clearance space for rotating adjacent seats. r

In witness whereof we havehereunto set our hands. j

' JOHN M. KNIGHT. v .VICTOR WILLOUGHBY.

seats and pedestals and permitting vertical swinging of one seat and preventing rotation thereof when in vertically swung position to place the back thereof out of the path of rotation of an adjacent seat back when said adjacent seat is rotated. a

9. The combination with a stationary pedestal, of means for mounting a seat comprising a bearing rotatably mounte'din the pedestal and provided with an upwardly extending guide portion, a seat, a plate secured to the seat and providedwith depending flanges arranged around the guide portion to position said plate, hinge means connecting saidfianges and bearing whereby to pivotally mount the seat, means connecting the pedseat against horizontal rotation, and means 7 connecting the bearing and seat to normally restraining the seats against rotationjand locking means for normally restraining the seats against movement on said'rnechanism, the said mechanism permitting said seats to estal and bearing to normally restrain the the seat to tilt forwardly, means normally 

